Oh puh-leeze
 

"The American Ornithological Society has announced that it will remove all human names for bird species. Their goal is to create a more inclusive environment for bird-watching fans."

One wonders what the new names will be.

Whatever they choose, someone will be offended and they'll have to change them again.

Yes I saw a Haliaeetus leucocephalus today let’s not change the name

Birds
 

"What? said Larry Bird.

My grandkids Blackbird and Sparrow are not pleased with this news.

Will this nonsense ever end?????

Wait!!! I'm "offended" by them changing names. Do those who are more "offended" win? Who decides?? Maybe Big Brother? Orwell is laughing.

Can I be offended that you are offended or is that offensive to you? Asking for a friend

offensive
 

That’s downright offensive.

Defensive

Our garden Robin says he is quite happy with his present pronoun, but if it must be changed he would like to be called Roberta.

Those trying to destroy our culture, and spirit, are methodical and thorough. City names, sports team names, product names, tearing down statues, and now bird names. What's next? Insect names, food names, your name (pronouns anyone), or ...?

Orwell is no longer fiction.

They are doing it because some birds were named after people who owned slaves, or were white supremacists, or robbed indigenous graves.

The most famous person is John James Audubon. He was supposed to have been a racist so the Audubon’s shearwater and the Audubon’s oriole will be dropping his name.

This is all part of structural racism. This this should put an end to the world’s racial problems!

They already have changed pronoun usage. Ask any college student. You can scratch that one off the list. Ladybugs will need a new name. Praying Mantis? The horrors!

I thought this must be either a joke or an urban myth. But it’s true. Just Google it. Here’s an example from the full statement of the society.

“ Change three additional names: The committee also believes that, in addition to birds named after people, three names with derogatory or culturally unsuitable references should be changed. These are Flesh-footed Shearwater (a pale-pink-footed species whose name implies a default skin tone), Eskimo Curlew (“Eskimo” is a dated term for Indigenous peoples of the far north, now considered offensive), and Inca Dove (widely considered to have been given in error because of confusion by the dominant culture between the geographic locations of the Inca and Aztec civilizations).”

When will this madness end.

As Long as They Don't Change the Road Runner
 

Please don't change the Road Runner (Accelleratii Incredibus), forever Saturday morning cartoons. :laugh:

Saw a triple-breasted crosshatch the other day...